Word formation |
bake |
baker, bakery |
The baker is making a cake for the party.
I'll go to the bakery to get some bread. |
bend |
bent |
I had an accident on my bike and now the front wheel is bent. |
cook |
cooker, cookery |
We bought a new gas cooker yesterday.
Can I borrow your cookery book? |
intend |
intention, intentional |
It wasn't my intention to upset you.
It wasn’t intentional! I did it by mistake! |
jog |
jogging, jogger |
I go jogging every morning.
The park is full of joggers in the morning. |
medicine |
medical |
Is it a serious medical problem? |
pain |
painful, painless |
My knee is very painful.
The operation is painless - it won’t hurt at all. |
reduce |
reduction |
There’s been a small reduction in the price of petrol. |
sense |
sensible, sensitive |
It was sensible to bring an umbrella. Dave is very sensitive, so don't criticise him. |
weigh |
weight |
You don't need to lose weight. |